Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Breast Self Examination (BSE) in Women of Karachi

Authors

  • Rabail Raza Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi-Pakistan.
  • Masood Hussain Rao Senior Research Officer, Pakistan Medical Research Council, Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi, Pakistan
  • Sadia Raza Children Cancer Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

Keywords:

Breast, cancer, breast self examination

Abstract

Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practices ofbreast self examination (BSE) in women attending gynecological units of major public sector hospitals ofKarachi.
Study Design: Cross sectional survey. Patients and Methods: All women of age between 20-50 years of either marital status attending Gynae OPD of Civil Hospital and Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi from May 2010 to December 2010 were included in the study. A verbal consent of each participant was obtained before collecting the data. The data was collected through a structured questionnaire have information on socio economic data, knowledge about Breast SelfExamination, symptoms, risk factors and preventive methods regarding breast cancer, attitude of the respondent and practices regarding Breast SelfExamination.
Results: Out of 412 respondents, majority belongs to 30-39 years age group (43.7%). Knowledge about breast self examination was found in only 22.8% respondents. Knowledge about symptoms, risk factors and preventive measures regarding Breast cancer were 25.3%, 28.7% and 26.0% respectively. However majority of the women 98.9% who have the knowledge were practice the Breast SelfExamination monthly or fortnightly. The attitude regarding Breast SelfExamination was very encouraging as 97.3% of the respondents promised not only to adopt it in future but also recommend it to their relatives and other friends.

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Published

2011-04-28

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Raza, R., Rao, M. H., & Raza, S. (2011). Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Breast Self Examination (BSE) in Women of Karachi. Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences (JDUHS), 5(1), 26–30. Retrieved from https://jduhs.jduhs.duhs.edu.pk/index.php/jduhs/article/view/1531

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Vol. 5 No. 1

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